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N, PETERS. FHOTOLLITHOGRAPHER. WASHANGTON, |10.

PATENT OEEICE.

JAMES MYERS, JR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

i-LoUR-SIFTER.

Specioation forming part of Letters Patent No. 50,025, dated September 19, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JAMEs MYEas, Jr., ofthe city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Device for Sitting Flour and other Substances; and I do hereby declare that the following` is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure lis a side sectional view of my invention; Fig. 2, a plan or top view ot' the same.

Similar let-ters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved devire for sitting our and other substances for domestic use.

The invention consists in the employment or use ofa semi-spherical sieve in connection with an oscillating' frame provided with spheres or balls, all heilig arranged as hereinafter fully set forth.

A represents a sieve of semi-spherical form, constructed of wire-cloth, and having a suitable handle, B, attached to it. This sievemay be ot' any suitable or desired dimensions, and it has within it an oscillating trame, C, suspended on journals aa, which aretitted in the rim b ofthe sieve, said frame being` provided with a handle, o, for the purpose ot' operating it. The frame (l is so constructed as to have a curved rod, d, at its lower end, the curve ot' said rod corresponding to the curvature of the sieve g' and thejournals a a ofthe frame C are at points which coincide with the axis of a sphere of which the sieve A forms a part.

On the rod d ofthe frame@ theie are placed a series of spheres, e, which may be con` structed of glass or any suitable materiah These spheres are fitted loosely on the rod d, so that they may rotate freely thereon and also move laterally, and they bear upon the inncrsurface ofthe sieve, operating as theframe O is oscillated or vibrated topress the substance or material in the sieve throng-h the same, the sphere at the same time yielding or moving laterally on the rod d in case they meet with any obstruction, such as a small stick, 85o. This feature is an important one, and distinguishes my invention over all olhe s of the kind, for none, so far as Iam aware, have any laterally-yielding rollers or spheres. ltollers passing' along the whole width ot' a screen have been used, but these cannot giveoryield to obstructions, but press upon and frequently pulverize them, so that tine foreign particles will pass through the sieve with the material or substance to be sieved.

This difficult-y is t'ully obviated by my invention, room being allowed on the rod d t'or the spheres c to move laterally.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A sieve for family use constructed in the form of a semi-sphere, and provided with an oscillating' frame, the lower part ot' which has acurved rod corresponding with the curvature of the sieve, and having upon it a series of spheres or ball-, all arranged substantially as shown and demi-ibid JAMES MYERS, JR.

\Vitnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, C. L. ToPLrFE. 

